Its Not Our Fault: Mother of Convicted Apex Gang Member Blames Australian Government For Sudanese Crime Wave

Asha Awur, the mother of a Melbourne based convicted African criminal gang member, has lashed out at the Australian Government for not providing enough support to recently arrived immigrants. Awur, an unemployed Sudanese immigrant, suggested in a recent interview that the Australian Government should increase the amount of welfare provided to refugees via Centrelink. She then suggested that African youths are joining criminal gangs and committing violent crimes because their parents are unable to provide adequate financial support for them.

One of Awur’s sons, who is currently serving a prison sentence for gang related crime, was involved in the increasingly destructive African gang crime epidemic in Melbourne before his recent imprisonment. The woman’s comments come amidst a national outcry over the African gang crime wave, with numerous high profile federal politicians and media figures leading a public outcry over government inaction in relation to the epidemic.